Guide rail



July 31', 1923. i 1,463,319

5 C. HOHMAN, SR

GUIDE RAIL Filed Aug. 1v. 1922' Patented July 31, 1923.

, UNITED ASTATES 1,463,319 PATENT vorI=`ljcf:"l:.

CHARLES J. HOHMAN, sa., or ELMHURST, `ILLINOIS.

\ GUIDEy RAIL.y i' l i Application med August 17, 1922. serial'No. 582,311.9.'A

T 0 all'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. I-IoHMAN, Sr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Elmhurst, in the county of Du Page and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new new and; useful Improvement in Guide Rails, of which the following is a `tull, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming ka part of this specification. 7

The invention primarily relates to improvements in guard rail Structures such as are ordinarily employed to guard and prevent a railroad train or one of the cars forming the train from jumping or leaving the rails as it'travels over a railroad crossing. switch or other structure.

The structure particularly relates to theblock ordinarily employedto maintain the guard rail in spaced and associated relation to the main rails forming the track, and has among its various objects the provision of a construction which will successfully resist the various strains vapplied to the guard rail during the period in which it is called upon to perform its function and thereby maintain said guard rail in its proper vertical position and which will'eliminate any relative movement or the guard rail andthereby reduce the probability of accidents.

The invention has as a further object the provision of a block which permits the ready association and disassociation of a clamping element and'other elements entering into the guard rail structure.

In addition to the above enumerated objects, it is an object to provide the block with a means whereby the block and clamping elements are held in associated or cooperative relation and to construct the clamping element so that it will resist the strains applied to it, the block and guard rail.

The invention will be explained` and more readily understood when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which illustrate one embodiment of which the invention is susceptible, it being obvious that changes and modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the appended claims forming a part hereof.

In the drawings Fligure 1 is a top kplan View of a portion of a rail and guide rail having the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is an end view of the structure shown in' Figure lshowing the rails in section. f l

Figure 3 is a section taken on lineV 3*-3'of Figure 2, a portion of thestructure being shown in elevation.` i f' Figure iis a bottom planvievv lof lthe 'structure shown in Figures 1, 2 and`f3.

Figure 5 is a perspectiveview of one :of thespacer blocks which may bel employed.

The structureillustrated in the drawings includes spacer blocks .10, 11 Iand 12. -These tween the railand guiderailas clearly` vshown in Figure 2, and in addition is provided .with a portion designed to engage'the lowermosttace' ofthe lower-flanges ofthe rails. The uppermostv faces of the spacer blocksl are each provided with a'groo'ved or recessed portionl which will receivethe flange of aV wheel. V

The design of these blocks provides' faces 14, 15, 16'and 17 which respectively vcontact i with the under surfacefot the head andv one face of the web of the rail.

The contour of the block also produces the faces 18-18 which engage the upper'surf `faces of the flanges of said rails. 'Atrans versely arranged portion 2O is employed' and is connected to the body ofthe block by means ot the neck 19. Y l

The transverse portions 2() are designed to be arranged below theflange-"ot the `rails and to engage the lowermost faceof said j flanges.

The spacer blocks 1l) 11 'and 124 are-'each i provided with a plurality of these transrverse extensions 20, which project downwardly a suitable `distance so as to permit of their engagement with the ties 21-21 of the road bed.

The arrangement of elements just described cooperates to maintain the various `1 portions entering into the structure in their proper cooperative relation, and producesa rigid structure vreadily withstand -cient to engage the underside of the head of the rail and one of the flanges of the rail and therefore will be held against rela-tive movement with respect to the rail.

If so desired, a clamping structure may be employed to maintain the blocks and said rails in their proper cooperative relation.

This clamping structure may include the clamping elements 25 and 26 and the nut and bolt structure 27 which holds the clamping elements in their proper relation with respect to each other and the rails,

When the clamping structure above referred to is utilized7fa portion of one of these y elementsv will be arrangedy in the space 28 provided between a pair of the extensions.

20 as clearly shown in Figures 3 and el., which will prevent relative movement of said clamping element, the block and the remainder of the structure.

l The clamping` elements 25 and 26 are provided with'the upwardly extending portions respectively designated 29 and 30 and respectively engage the web of the rails and inaddition are respectively provided with the recessed portions 31 and 32 for the purpose of receiving one of the lowermost flanges of each of said rails.

The clamping element 25 is provided with an extension 33 which is designed to be arranged in the space 28 provided between a pair of the elements 20-20. Thus this portionof theclamping element will be held against relative movement with respect to the block, yet will permit it to be removed from the structure when this is found necessary or desirable.

From the foregoing description it is manifest that a simple arrangement is provided for securely holding a spacer block with relation to a rail and a guide rail.

lt is further evident that any strains applied to the guide rail will be successfully resisted and that said rail will be maintained in its proper verticall position and that the structure provides the necessary rigidity to prevent the occurrence of accidents which are due to loose or displaced guide rails.

Having thus described 4the invention what l claim and desire to cover by Letters Patent is:

l. A spacer block constructed to be arranged between a guard rail and another rail', said block being provided with a portion which engages the under side of said rails and provides-a support for said rails, said block having means whereby a clamping element which engages said rails and has a portion which is disposed below said rails is held against movement relatively to said block.

2. A spacer block constructed to De arranged between a 'guard rail and another rail said spacer block having a portion which extends below said. rails and provides grooves for the reception of the flanges of said guard rail and second mentioned rail, said portion which extends below said rails providing means for holding a clamping element which engages the web and flange of said rails against movement relatively to said block.

3. A spacer block constructed to be arranged between a guard rail and another rail, said block being provided with a por tion which engages the adjacent faces of said rails and having recesses for the re ception of the flanges of said rails said block providing portions which extend below said rails and provide a support for said rails, said portion which extends below said rails being provided with means for receiving a clamping element, a portion of which is disposed below said rails.

4. A spacer block constructed to be arranged between a guard rail and another rail, said block being provided with portions which are spaced apart from each other and engage the under side of said rails, and a separable clamping element which engages the rail and has a portion which is adapted to be arranged in said space, to hold the clamping element against movement relatively to said block.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 21st day of July, A. D. 1922.

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